[sun0182]

Hi. Need help asap.  My coursework needs me to catalyse hydrogen peroxide, but I need to compare all the available catalysts.  This may be a difficult question but is it possible for a list of possible catalysts? I've tried all the text books and the Internet and they all only say that MnO2 is the catalyst to use. I cant find any others.
Please *delete me*!!

[AWK]

Have your heard about enzyme catalase?

[sun0182]

yeah. its chemistry coursework though, so biological catalysts dont count i'm afraid

[Donaldson Tan]

yeah. its chemistry coursework though, so biological catalysts dont count i'm afraid

Biological catalysts are proteins - a complex chemical molecule. It is not a living thing, so Enzymes do count as catalyst. In fact, all you have to do is to squeeze a drop of your blood into a beaker of Hydrogen Peroxide. LOL.

[sun0182]

I still can't use them.  It needs to be something I can synhesise in the lab chemically.  One of the stipulations of the assignment i'm afraid.

[UnintentionalChaos]

MnO2 will make H2O2 froth madly as it decomposes it to O2 and H2O. A very easy chemical to synthesize as well.

[sun0182]

Thanks guys. been a great help